MusicYears 4–6Guitar

Guitar Grade 4: Scales & Arpeggios

Eb, B major, 2 octaves; C#, F minor, 2 octaves; slur exercises and position shifts

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine your guitar strings are like a ladder. 🪜 A scale is when you walk up the ladder one step at a time!

  2. 2

    When you play a scale, do you skip strings or play one string at a time? 🎸

  3. 3

    Tap the frets in order to play a C major scale on this picture of a guitar neck. 🎸

  4. 4

    Let's learn a C major arpeggio together. An arpeggio is like a scale, but you skip some notes — like a frog hopping! 🐸

  5. 5

    Which note comes after C in a C major arpeggio? 🎵

  6. 6

    Now try a G major arpeggio on this guitar neck. Tap the right frets in order! 🎸

  7. 7

    What is the second note in a G major arpeggio? 🎶

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